Fragment of a mask of a human face
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Object Details
- Description
- Clay: soft, buff.
- Glaze: light greenish blue.
- Provenance
- To 1908
- Ali Arabi, Giza, Egypt, to 1908 [1]
- From 1908 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ali Arabi, in Cairo, in May, 1908 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1742, pp. 406-407, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Ali Arabi (ca. 1840-1932) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 30 BCE-395 CE
- Period
- Possibly Roman Period
- Accession Number
- F1908.101
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Mask
- Medium
- Clay
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm (2 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in)
- Origin
- Egypt
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- ceramic
- Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)
- Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1908.101
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3423e2a5f-eeb1-407b-be28-08d2e9ed7097
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